The Coming Revolution: Political Writings of Patrick Pearse

by Pádraic Pearse

Book Overview

Pearse's skill as an orator is indisputable. His fiery idealism was one of the key motivators that brought the rebels to the GPO in 1916. This collection of his writing showcases this skill, but also the complex philosophy that underpinned it. Ranging from his theories of education articulated in The Murder Machine (1912), through his orations on the great Fenian leaders of the past: Wolfe Tone, Emmet and O'Donovan Rossa, to his writings on The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781170649
• ISBN13: 9781781170649
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Mercier Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 7.6"